Task complexity has been recognized as an important task characteristic that influences and
predicts human performance and behaviors. However, currently there is still limited …

Increasingly, users are interacting with information retrieval (IR) systems with the goal of
addressing complex, ill-defined search tasks. As a result, the interest in deconstructing and …

Information seeking is a fundamental human activity. In the modern world, it is frequently
conducted through interactions with search systems. The retrieval and comprehension of …

One of the most challenging aspects of designing interactive information retrieval (IIR)
experiments with users is the development of search tasks. We describe an evaluation of 20 …

Web search is frequently used by people to acquire new knowledge and to satisfy learning-
related objectives, but little is known about how a user» s knowledge evolves through the …

Web search is frequently used by people to acquire new knowledge and to satisfy learning-
related objectives. In this context, informational search missions with an intention to obtain …

Purpose–One core element of interactive information retrieval (IIR) experiments is the
assignment of search tasks. The purpose of this paper is to provide an analytical review of …

This study explores the relationships between work task and interactive information search
behavior. Work task was conceptualized based on a faceted classification of task. An …

Web searchers often exhibit directed search behaviors such as navigating to a particular
Website. However, in many circumstances they exhibit different behaviors that involve …

Personalization of information retrieval tailors search towards individual users to meet their
particular information needs by taking into account information about users and their …